Philanthropists from Okerimi Oro community in Kwara State have launched a massive intervention program to renovate St. Peter’s Catholic Local Government Education Authority (L.G.E.A) Primary School, Okerimi Oro.
The school, founded in 1942, has produced numerous professionals but currently lacks critical infrastructure to support learning.
During the school’s 82nd anniversary, the community’s Education and Vocational Committee launched a fundraising campaign to support infrastructure development.
The event attracted key dignitaries and community leaders.
Chairperson of the Local Organizing Committee, Chief Mrs. Victoria Kehinde Afolayan, appreciated the efforts of past teachers and staff who contributed to the school’s rich legacy.
She noted that the school needs a facelift, including renovations, fencing, and infrastructure development.
The school’s head teacher, Mrs. J. M Fabayo, commended the visionary founders and appreciated the community’s support.
She listed the school’s achievements, including increased student population, renovated classrooms, and provision of ICT facilities.
“Today, we gather to commemorate a remarkable milestone in the history of our beloved school. For more than eight decades, St. Peter’s Catholic LGEA Primary School, Okerimi Oro has been a beacon of knowledge and growth in the Community, shaping the minds of pupils”.
She, however said that looking around it is observed that the school buildings are gradually giving way, the fencing of the school need to be completed, some classrooms need renovations, many infrastructures need to be put in place, and indeed the entire school need to have a facelift.
The community has called on philanthropists and stakeholders to donate generously for the total renovation of the school’s infrastructure.
Mother of the day at the occasion, Mrs. Margaret Yemisi Izuora, commended the school’s management for sustaining learning opportunities for students and commitment to drive students to key into proper learning practice.
She called for sustained collaboration of Community based organizations, individuals and Government to ensure that clement learning environment is maintained in the school.
Mr. Adebayo Babalola, a community counselor who has committed energy in guidance and counseling in the Community called for a proactive counseling approach to improve learning and teach students proper morals to shape their future.
Babalola, whose programme, ‘The Miners Interface’ TMI, has provided leadership pathways to the Community said through the project, many students and Community children who had almost been lured into many societal vices have retraced their steps and embraced education and other meaningful community engagement.